I remember watching your video a year ago. That is an incredible result. I would uncover the plant, remove all rotted leaves, transplant it into a deeper pot to cover all roots, and start taking care of it as if it was any other house plant, until Spring when it can be planted in the ground outside.
I vote for keeping the Hydrangea cutting in its three cup environment until spring. Then pot it up when the weather is ready. Ammazing results! You are an inspiration when it comes to growing things. I have been using your two cup method for cuttings with a terrific success rate.
Hi Mike I remember that, it was over a year already! Amazing how resilient plants are! Let it go until you see sign of stress and strangle and then pot it up and fertilize it slightly, this plant deserves to live it's an absolute fighter! Really amazing..... that's my kind of propagation neglect 😊. Awesome video thanks Mike! Great to see you, hugs to you all! Blessings 💞🙏
Very cool! I say leave in the 3 cup until spring. Then I imagine you may have to slowly acclimate the plant to less humidity. Then come pot it up. Will be fun to see what you do 🌲🌲🌲
Oh my! I can’t believe you left them for almost a year, wow! Awesome. Not sure I’m into abusing the poor girl. I would like to see the hydrangea have more space for the new leaf growth, and darker leaf growth. So, up-potting or ground, more air exposure, transitioning to hardier sun. That’s my vote cause I lost two of 5 after rooting on transition. I’ve got 3 in ground, very slowing growing new leaf buds, and one from a 12” thin old wood, with leaves growing at bottom that I can’t seem to stop pests keep eating, but are growing back.
Hi Mike.. Yes I always to remember your wonderful plants videos, let's growing more plants 🪴 though the fall and winter in the greenhouse, good job, Mike!😉👍👌🍂🍁🏡
@Mike Kincaid79, I lost my computer & went through MAJOR life changes, but YOU inspired me to get a “fig tree start”!! I’m thrilled to have located you again!! I’ve got LOTS of your videos to catch up on! God bless you & your family!!!
Mike, I would love to see how that hydrangea does staying in the 3-cup system for another year... maybe left outside in the hoop house (that's the mad scientist in me talking). 🤪🔬🧑🔬I look forward to whatever you decide to do with that cutting because I love your experiments! Have a great weekend. ~Margie🤗💐🦋
After your original video I did a set of 18 and got all but one. Several with roots like yours and most were too moist so I opened and poured off excess moisture and then retaped. But I switched to 1” tape since the 1/2” had let rain water in, mine have been outside in Seattle all this time. Just this week I did 3 rhodies and cutting from variegated JM.
This is fantastic! I'd like to see how well it does replanted in the spring. I wonder if it would be super hearty or have a special growing advantage. Then, start another cutting from that one using the same method to see if it does as well or better. Maybe you'd create a super hydrangea.
Amazing! I would love to see it hang out in its own little biodome for the time being. But up pot and plant the other (now 2-cup) hydrangea to see how this one will take off in a larger pot.
Hey Mike, I watched these a few times. I’ve made over 30 clones. Some I forgot for months and are fine. I watched a red maple die, comeback die and grow again, looks like it’s good now! If you wanna keep it in cup do it
@@MikeKincaid79 Yep, I did a few experiments and with yoghurt cup, noticed 1 or 2 geraniums of 20 died but returned. Same with the maple, “bloodgood” it was a semi hard late spring early summer cutting, I thought it had zero chance
I’m sure this posted already. I did this method a few nights ago. I’m in northern central NC zone 7B. Squirrel! Sorry back to my question, when should I take the top off? I bit the bullet and subscribed, because of this video.
This has to be the only hydrangea terrarium video on youtube 😂 jah blessings Mike. I see dem green giants poppin out in the background! Would love to see an evergreen update if you're feelin like it.
I’m sure this posted already. I did this method a few nights ago. I’m in northern central NC zone 7B. Squirrel! Sorry back to my question, when should I take the top off? I bit the bullet and subscribed, because of this video. Thanks
Keep it air-tight, for sure. Unless it’s growing, it might not be mold. Just saturated plant cells. Air-roots are wicked! Next year when you open it, I’d lay the stem on its side so they can get into the soil before they desiccate and let the new stems shoot up from there. (Raft style in Bonsai 😉)
Mike, you the best!! Since using 3 cup method, 100% off the hydrangea cuttings have rooted! I tried to root cuttings from dodonea viscosa which is a native plant in Hawai'i but they didn't root & got moldy. Will have to figure out how to root those..
Nice! Glad to hear of your high success rate. I'm sure there are plenty of plants this won't work for. Here's an article I found about your plant: bit.ly/47hXJ9a
These are great results. But ... purpose is to create new plants, right? Since it's Fall, I would wait until Spring and begin the process of acclimating it to the outside. I'd like to see how it does then... I wanna see it blooming next Summer!!
Early this summer I brought home a bunch of rose bouquets. They were for a dinner party at a place in town. Different colors. I managed to get 4 cuttings to root.
I’m following my dreams and starting a nursery, been sitting in my shop watching your videos since I found your channel. Have you ever tried or have experience hybridizing hydrangeas. There’s so much copyrighted genetics out there, I’d like to set up a whole area dedicated to phenotype hunting by spring. Been reading about it but I’d rather watch videos lol
Open it up because of the fungus and get rid of the dead leaves. Repot it and keep in the window. I believe it will get Moldy if you leave in the same conditions.
My attempt at this is interesting so far: the cups containing course construction sand are thriving and I can see new growth at the fork where the two original leaves are and leaves is still green. The cups containing my propagation mix are ok but not near as good as the sand cups
Hii, here in Italy I would take the cups off, plant it in the soil outside and keep on eye on it... if it suffers the cold weather during winter I'd just cover it with a very light cloth till spring and then it's done!
It's a tough time of year to plant this outside. It's use to a warm house and I don't think it would survive the winter here at this point. I miss Italy. Spent 6 months there in 1998, in Aviano, when I was in the Navy. Beautiful country!
I cut them in the spring and put them straight into the ground and they grow right away with no issues. It's very rainy here in Vancouver, BC so this may be why.
How about a bigger version? Pot it up then seal it again. Can this be done with other plants and is there a reason for not using compost? Good to see you back in the hoop house.
It can be done with other plants but I don't know how long they'll live. I'm in uncharted territory with this cutting. I have a video that explains why I don't use compost for cuttings: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eLXHy4A4-xk.html
I vote to keep it going! Also have a question I’m not sure if you have propagated crepe myrtles before, but I have successfully rooted 10 crepe myrtle cuttings 2per solo cup so I have 5 clear solo cups. Currently being hardened off outside under shaded patio.I’ve seen your videos on overwintering rooted cuttings and I just want the best advice for the cold season. Should I leave them outside or could they go back to the windowsil where I was successful from the beginning or garage ?? I just don’t want to lose progress they are doing so well to this point. Thanks I’m advance😊
One more question :a cutting that has rooted but lost the one leaf used to propagate also in window sill is rotted but no new growth but growing roots prior to the leaf drop…is that ok since it’s rooted or is it a problem that I need to get some leaves going and change the environment?
Thanks for the vote! The leaf that's rotted and stuck to the side started rotting months ago but still hasn't caused any problems. I, like you, thought it was going to kill the hydrangea for sure but it's still going strong.
But plants don't use O2 They take in CO2 and give off O2 for humans/animals to use. Since it's been this long there must be a balance of the gases inside those cups.
Hello. Love your videos. I would like some clarification on what kind of clippings to take. Someone told me that if your clipping already have a flower, that that cutting will never bloom. Is that true or does it matter whether it was flowering or not. If you get a chance please let me know. I don’t want to waste my time or space on a non flowering rooted cutting. Thanks
No, that is not true, lol. Any cutting of the plant, whether it has a flower or not, carries on the same genetic material and contains all the undifferentiated cells in that cutting. Those cells can turn into anything the plant needs to survive and thrive, such as roots, stem, leaves, flowers, etc. I've taken many, many, many cuttings of flowering stems and grown them on into beautiful flowering plants. Good luck and have fun!
I’m torn. Would like to see what happens if you leave it til Spring but then I feel like you should open it up and start transitioning it gradually to “normal” conditions (maybe starting with a few air holes) and finally release it from the prison its been in for a year. Let it be free like its sibling!!!
whew, ok, after watching the progress of these cuttings I may be confused and think we have it straight. you had 2 cuttings from august of 22 in the 3 cup and also a single cutting from 0ctober of 22 in a 3 cup. is the one thats rooting out like crazy all over the place even above medium the one from october of 22? if so crazy its survived this long all closed up in that enviro. lil to late now to put it in a pot.
Nope, the one you're asking about was the original cutting from August 22, and there was only one cutting in the cups. Pretty crazy how resilient these plants are.
Mike. Help!!! I had 12 Hydrangeas that rooted fantastically over the winter but got ahead of myself and overwatered them to a point where the leaves rotted and fell off. I was going to just throw them in the compost pile but the roots looked great....just packed with soggy potting soil. Cleaned them off, transplanted them in some well draining potting soil and cut the very top tips off the stem to expose fresh, healthy looking core but don't know what to do now. Fertilize? Water frequently?, Full sun, part sun?. Worked so hard and want to salvage them.
Mike I’ve had various clones in cups in a box and some in 3cup. They’ve all been north side for 8 weeks Light is fading fast and temperature, can I put them in my greenhouse now? I’d keep them in cups and box environments maybe letting air in later. Winter won’t get below 40.
Well sad news…..all the hydrangea cutting I started using your triple cup method have died. I think I misunderstood something as I recall you saying you didn’t touch them for a year. all the cups appeared to have a lot of moisture inside so I assumed the mix was wet enough. When I removed the dead cuttings today I checked each cup with a moisture meter and all of them register dry. So I think I should have bottom watered these in hind site. Live and learn hooefully
No bottom watering necessary. Did you have them in direct sun? Did they start out with moisture? It’s really a pretty foolproof setup. You’ve got this. Watch the video again and try to figure where things went wrong.
I kept them inside under a grow lite which turns off at night. I did make sure the cuttings were moistened. The ones in the propagation mix died before the ones in course sand. I will try again and go back over the video. Thanks for your response.
I have a question about rooted hydrangeas rooted this way mine rooted real well they are about s year old and I potted them in s bigger pot and now it’s winter time and the leaves are getting pale in color not looking real hot should I feed or fertilize! I don’t want to lose it
Are they inside or outside? Outside, they will go dormant and new growth will emerge in the spring. Inside, you will need proper lighting and fertilizer all through the winter. If they are outside, don't fertilize now. Let them sleep through the winter and then give a dose of slow release fertilizer in the early spring.
Hmm. The aerial roots make me think it is searching for nutrients. It would be a shame to see it starve to death after all this. But then again, would those rotting leaves provide the nutrients it needs? I believe it is going to start to curl from hitting the top of the cup. How will you up pot a rotini noodle?
Yes. Here’s a similar video with roses. Same concept but done outside. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-y_1fUrMhCpg.htmlsi=CaDeIwTG7Xdh6RXo
quick question, my dad has a pretty old Hydrangea macrophylla that got whiteish/yellowish leaves (no brown spots or something like that) he never fertilized it. Its yellow leaves on hydrangea basically an iron dificiancy? Thats what i read online anyways, but extra confirmation cant hurt. Also will the yellowish leaves turn green again with the right furtilizer? My climate is not cold enough for it to lose its leaves(8b is pretty much as cold as it gets but most of the time its above freezing temp). So if its only restoring new leaves i might as well prune it in that case.
Yeah, sounds like it needs iron and nitrogen. I’d fertilize with a dose of slow release fertilizer in the spring. The leaves might green up a little but the new leaves will show the best green in the spring.
@@MikeKincaid79late response, but yea that did the trick. I also made some cuttings last year, but they seem to have stop growing even tho its pretty warm here. Thing is they all have what seems to be the beginning of a flower bud even tho they are maybe 15 cm tall. Can i leave those on or is it crutial to snip those off?
Hey I have a quick question: Since hydrangeas should go dormant during winter (right?), would it affect my little cuttings in a negative way if they sit on my window sill during the winter? Would the plant be a bit weaker during summer?
I believe he talked about this in another video. I seem to recall him saying that you can do either way, but that in his experience the cuttings allowed to go dormant in Winter bounce back in the Spring and end up being a little bigger & healthier than the cuttings kept inside over Winter, even though they've had that extra time to grow.
@@MikeKincaid79 No problem. Thank you for sharing your knowledge & experience! A couple months ago I tried to ask you a question about lighting for an Impatiens arguta cutting I rooted in water and had just potted, but I think you didn't see the comment. It was my first cutting so I was really worried about killing it. I am happy to report that 2 months later it is doing very well though. It even survived being dropped on the floor a month ago. The top part of the plant broke off, which I was able to salvage 2 more cuttings from, which have also since rooted. The bottom part of the plant and roots survived and continued growing. The first of many flower buds actually just opened today! I am so glad I propagated it, because squirrels destroyed the mother plant before it ever had a chance to flower.
This is probably a stupid question i don’t know why I’m asking you this, but wherever you live, is there any crime in your area? For example do you experience a lot of theft, violence or occasional police interactions in your area? I’m just trying to protect my cuttings
I'm with you ,leave the lid on and maybe you can show us next October it's still alive We know it'll survive if you take off the lid Boring. I remember when you did this experiment last year I cant believe it's been a year It's more fun to see it sealed in the cup If there are major changes to it along the way you can document it for us 🇨🇦🦩
Well, nothing lasts forever, but none of us really know what this plant is going to do. It might live 2 more month, might make it 5 years. In the end, everything dies. In the meantime, we can push the envelope, satisfy our curiosity, and learn a thing or 2.
@@MikeKincaid79 I can't remember, since I wrote that a month ago, but I'm pretty sure you said in the video that it looked healthy. What does "experiment" have to do with you saying a sickly yellow plant looks healthy?
Hi Mike, here we are less than 2 weeks away from the end of spring. What did the majority vote to do? Did you plant any of these outside or are you keeping the 2-3 cup experiments going? We all want to know 😊🪴
That one in the video ended up dying in the window sill just a couple months later. I thought I had made an update but I hadn't. Thanks so much for your donation to the channel!
I’m sure this posted already. I did this method a few nights ago. I’m in northern central NC zone 7B. Squirrel! Sorry back to my question, when should I take the top off? I bit the bullet and subscribed, because of this video.
